Drew Entiat archery buck tag! Looking for advice, help, and pictures...

[Built4Outdoors]

First I'll introduce myself, I've been an avid archery hunter for about 6 years now. I rifle hunted prior to that. I was born and raised in southwest Washington and have hunted most of Washington over the years. One of the few places I have not been is lake chelan or Entiat.

So, I'm looking for advice, useful information, help, and motivational pictures. I really want to take full advantage of this opportunity and get a great buck. I have some nice bucks on the wall already but im looking for an exceptional buck. I already have maps and will be making a scouting trip very soon to learn road systems better, etc. I've also read the existing posts about Entiat which helps a little but I wanted to get some refreshed info for this years hunt.

Any help is very appreciated! Thanks!

[buglin4bulls]

Head over too Wenatchee, head towards lake Chelan, once you get to the Entiat river bridge, swing a left, fallow that road till you see some forest service roads and head back into the woods with a pair of binoculars and a spotting scope.   

[Armadillo]

hopefully the fire doesnt take too bad of a toll this yeaer...awsome tag 

[UBA]

Truck chains, spotting scope two most important things

[huntnphool]

http://www.huntfishnw.com/index.php?topic=3338.msg35408#msg35408

[HUNTINCOUPLE]

Same as allready stated tire chains all the way around!

[golfguy0912]

Good Luck this year, I drew the tag as well and can't wait.

I hunted it in '03 when it was open as a general unit. My hunt was over at 7:45 opening morning when I saw this guy, figured he was big enough for first archery buck.

[golfguy0912]

sorry forgot to attach the picture.

[Ripper]

Nice one! 

[bassquatch]

Same as allready stated tire chains all the way around!

 

Be sure to get the correct chains too!! You want the heavy duty off road chains, not the wimpy highway chains!! Les Schwab carries both you just have to ask for the off road chains specifically! Trust me I learned the hard way last November

[Built4Outdoors]

Same as allready stated tire chains all the way around!

 

Be sure to get the correct chains too!! You want the heavy duty off road chains, not the wimpy highway chains!! Les Schwab carries both you just have to ask for the off road chains specifically! Trust me I learned the hard way last November

Thanks everyone for the info! Basssquatch do you have any pictures? I'd love to see some more shots of bucks. How'd you do last year? Also any info on good camping areas would be cool. I'm getting very concerned with access to the area and would like base camp to be fairly close to some action. Anyone tried the forest service cabins off the Entiat?

Also, has anyone tried quads, quads with tracks, or snowmobiles? Is it a street legal only area? How would a chained up street legal Yamaha big wheel 350 do up there?

[muledeer78]

Found a truck upside down on the road last thanksgiving up there. Talk to his hunting parterns that day he went over the edge the night before and he had chains on all four?

[bassquatch]

Wish I could help you more, but I had the Chiwawa Late Modern Tag and spent most of my time up Tyee and Sugarloaf. I camp out of my truck for the most part so all I need is a wide spot usually...most everyone else was dropping down to the bottom every night or going back to town and moteling it.

The snow didn't start to fly until the final week for me, but it started to pile up fairly quick...you could drop down out of it and there were plenty of animals moving around on the edge of the snowline, that's where I shot my buck....he's my avatar <-----

I was not in it for the trophy, I just wanted to harvest my first buck as I am still fairly green. I sure wish I could be more help...good luck!

[deerdog]

Lots of places to camp up mud creek and potatoe creek its probably going to depend on what you are going to be camping in and what area you decided you want to hunt . Also a few spots up Oklahoma gulch. Here is a picture of the buck I got in 2005 on the late entiat hunt. It was shot in the first season the day after thanksgiving, when they still had the two seasons.

[huntnphool]

Some of you guys have been taking Dan Quayle's internet classes on spelling.

[golfguy0912]

the entiat is a street legal vehicle only area, no quads or side by sides unless they are street plated.

[ellensburgpo]

Some of you guys have been taking Dan Quayle's internet classes on spelling.

Some of us are dealing with the wonders of autocorrect. It can completely save you or hose you depending on how close you're paying attention. And some of us are just illiterate hillbillys so be happy you can understand our words at all. 

[bassquatch]

Some of you guys have been taking Dan Quayle's internet classes on spelling.

Eye nevr yous spill chek, ass lonk ass folks git da gist, itz alll gud!!

[huntnphool]

Just pointing out the "potatoe" creek references.

[bassquatch]

LOL, Gotcha

[muleracks2]

Great idea to drive the roads and check out the drainages.  That could also keep you out of trouble when the snow comes.  Don't expect to see many deer; 80 to 90% of the deer in the Entiat winter range migrate down from farther up valley and come over the the Wenatchee & Chelan drainages.

You will see quality bucks but it sometimes takes many days of hunting before you can get a good chance at a shot.  There are certain spots "honey wholes" where I would concentrate but you can discover those on your own.  67 years in the Entiat Valley; we are beginning to zero in on those spots.

[golfguy0912]

Here's another one from the entiat, but with a rifle

[Big game archer]

Nice buck there!!!!

[Harborhunter]

Nice buck golfguy, what year was that buck shot?

[snowshoes22]

Some of your hunting area just got burned up.  I'm not sure of the total acerage but it was right in the winter range.  Correct me if i'm wrong but i think it got some of Potatoe Creek.  My inlaws live up there so this is hear-say.  Good luck on your tag. 

[golfguy0912]

He is from 2001, when I had the late rifle tag. I shot him by mistake, as he was on the same ridge as another 4 pt that got away a few hours earlier (I got to hold the sheds of the one that got away, was a solid 180 class 4 pt).

Snowshoes22- the fie you are talking about was about 40 acres (named the Decker Fire), and is contained. I live in the entiat valley and that fire did no damge to the unit at all.

[jburkett]

fun hunt!   pray for snow,   and like everyone else has allready  mentioned  buy good chains, ice cleats ar a plus.   the ice under the snow  will sneak up on you and the roads  all seem to be graded to the down hill side.   i hunted the entiat with my father and brother last year and shot my best buck to date.  he wasnt huge but definatly my personal best.   if you dont have quality  optics, get some!  you wont regret  spending the money. 

[snowshoes22]

Like i said correct me if i was wrong. Thanks. wan't trying to lead anyone astray. happy hunting. 

[muleracks2]

If we get a good snow, spend most of your time in these canyons.  See photo.

[UBA]

Don't leave out mud creek, potatoe creek, stormy creek, Oklahoma gulch, johnson creek, pretty much the whole unit is decent. I would even check out chelan butte area.